"Other than you being a free man now, listen to what the doctors say," Netanyahu tells Edan Alexander as he recovers in the hospital. Trump envoy Witkoff joined conversation praised his role in securing Alexander's release.
The "journalist" Hassan Eslaiah supposedly worked as a freelancer for AP and CNN but was closely aligned with Hamas and its leader Sinwar. He was injured several weeks ago and now succumbed to his wounds.
Former hostage's complex medical condition requires him to remain under close supervision at the hospital, upending plans to fly him to Qatar to meet with the president.
Sharon Sharabi, brother of the deceased hostage Yossi Sharabi tells Israel Hayom Witkoff knows the hostages "have no time" and that he is "committed to the mission" of releasing all hostages.
Officers admit in open court that they had cited completely fictional laws generated by ChatGPT to justify retaining a suspect's phone.
Edan Alexander described severe torture during weeks of interrogation. He said he was kept shackled by both hands and feet, leaving him severely weakened. He also suffered from prolonged food deprivation. In the weeks leading to his release, Hamas terrorists began referring to him as “the American.”
LIVEBLOG: Edan, a 21-year-old Golani Brigade fighter who was kidnapped from an IDF base in the Gaza border region, is an American citizen who grew up in New Jersey. On October 7, he volunteered to stay with his friends at the base.
Parents of kidnapped soldier land at Ben Gurion International Airport. Israel expects Edan’s release by evening.
"Edan Alexander, American hostage thought dead, to be released by Hamas. Great news!" Trump wrote.
The entire town of Tenafly, New Jersey, is ready to watch the live release of their own resident, Edan Alexander, who has been held in captivity for nearly 600 days.
